Wardrobe trunk



Aug. 11, 1931c J. N. ANGULO Y PEREZ 1,313,525

' WARDROBE TRUNK Filed July. 17. 1929 2 Sheets-Shet 1 J. N. ANGULO YPEREZ ,8 8,525

Aug. 11,1931.

WARDROBE TRUNK 7 Filed July 17, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 e Z W} w U M 6 W\wfl w W W \N y m m: \N\\\ Patented Aug. 11, 1931 .iosl'i NICOLAS ANGULOY PEREZ, on HABANA, dUBA WARDROBE TRUNK Application filed July 17, 1929.Serial No. 378,990.

This invention is directed to an improvement in wardrobe trunks having acapacity andconstruction which adapts it for convenient use both as atrunk and as a wardrobe. a

. The primary object of the present invention is thezprovision of awardrobe trunk having'such. overall-dimensions as will permit its use asa trunk for use in traveling, with its parts so relatively arranged asto readily and conveniently adapt it 'for use as a aportable wardrobewhen desired or necessary. a

A further object of the. inventionis the provision of means by which allcompartmentsand storage receptacles of the wardrobe trunk. other thansubstantially full length-compartments may be simultaneouslylocked whendesiredthrough the use of a 2' single lockin barn I -.The invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the im-' proved wardrobe trunk, certain of thecompartmentsbeing shown open. Figure 2 is a side elevation, partlybroken out, of the same. i a

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section through the wardrobe trunkonthe line 3-3 B0 of Figure 2. v r

.Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the trunk. I Figure 5 is Figure 2. av

The improved wardrobe trunkis made up of va frame structure includingside walls 1, a-rear Wall 2 and frame strips 3 connecting the/side wallsat the front'of the trunk. The, edges of the trunk frame may be suit asection I on line 55 of ably reinforced at 4 with the usual corner fromthe bottom 7 of the trunk to a point near the upper end of the trunk.These garment hanging compartments are thus nearly the full height ofthe trunk and are designed to be closed by doors 8 opening outwardly andadapted, when closed; to form the outer sides of the trunk throughoutthe length of the compartments. The doors may be locked closed in anyappropriate manner (not shown) and on the inner surface of the doors 8are arranged pockets 9 of conventional form.

Theupper walls of the garment hanging compartments 6 are provided. withmeans of conventional form such as hooks 10, to removably supportgarment hangers 11 to thereby accommodate a number of such hangers, itbeing understood that the length of the compartment'is such as toreadily accommodate the'usual garments, as indicated in Figure L Thebottom of'each garment hanging compartment is provided with. a box-likestructure 12 having its own individual closure 18, asshownmoreparticularly in Figure 1. Thebox-like structure 12 is wholly within thegarment hanging com-. partment and is concealed by the door '8. when.the latter is closed, This box-like structure 12 provides the usualshoebox or the like common to wardrobe trunks.

The upper ends of the side walls immediately above the garment hangingcompart ments 6 arearranged as storage compartments 14 havingindependent covers or '010- sures 15. The portion of the trunk formingthe tops ofthe garment hanging compartments 6 and the bottoms of thestorage compartm'ents 14 is extended across the trunk between the sidewalls, forming abottom 16 for a compartment 17 which is thus providedbetween thestorage compartments 14. The wall of this compartment 17 atthe front of the trunk is formed as a hinged downwardly opening door 18while its closure or top 19 is hinged to the rear wall of the trunk andis of the full width of the trunk; that is to say, the closure, when inclosed position, covers-the compartment 17 as well as overlying andbearing upon the closures 15 of the storage compartments 14.

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The inner walls of the storage compartments 15 and the rear wall of thecompartment 17 may be provided with straps or other supports 20 for theconvenient reception of toilet acessories, as indicated in Figure 1. Theinner surface of the closure 19 may and preferably is provided with'amirror 21 and the closure with the usual means for limiting its openingmovement as indicated at 22, so that when the closure is open,

the mirror is held in a conveniently usable of the trunk is arranged asacompartmentj 301having a hinged door 31 at the forward enc. I

Locking means are provided whereby all compartments and drawers otherthan the garment hanging compartment 6 may be simultaneously locked. Thelocking means includes a locking bar constructed of hingedly connectedsections 32, 33 and 34 though, of course, more sections may be used ifdesired. These sections are de-' signed to engage beneath theoutstanding sections 35 of an L-shaped keeper 36 secured to the hingeddoor 18 of the compartment 17 and to the full width drawers 27. Wherethe sections of the locking bar overlie the drawers arranged in pairs,as 25 and 26 and 28 and 29, the locking bar section is en larged at 37to overlie both snchdrawers'.

The respective free ends of the terminal sections of the locking bar areformed with openings 38 which engage over appropriately formed members39 carried respectively at the free edge of the closure 19 and theforward edge of the'bottom 7 of the trunk. Themembers 39 are formed toreceive an ordinary padlock 40 or the like to prevent removal of thelocking bar sections therefromafter the latter has been applied inposition. The central section of the looking bar may, if desired, beprovided with a forwardly projecting pin 41 by which it may engage thekeeper of one of the full width drawers to provide for moving either orboth of the end sections of the locking bar from locking positionwithout the necessity of entirely removing the locking bar from thetrunk structure. 1

With the locking bar in locking position, as indicated in Figure 2, itwill be seen that all compartments except thegarment hanging compartment6 are locked against access. If only the upper compartment and drawersare desired to be opened, only the upper section of the locking bar maybe' released, the release'of only the lower section of such barpreventing access to only the lower drawers and compartment.

llVith the wardrobe trunk constructed as described, it is apparentthatit serves the full function of a trunk when desired for traveling andwill accommodate clothing in full length packing and all other necessaryarticles for travel. When not used as a vtrunk,'it,will serve the fullfunction of a wardrobe. The locking bar. is readily and convenientlysecured in place or removed in a simple manner and 1s capable ofsectional operation to provide access to a portion of the drawers andcompartments when desired Of course, the exterior surfaces 0t the doors,drawers and walls may and are con templated as being finished inanyconven? ient or desirable manner, such as indicated.

in the drawings, andjany necessary or (le sir-able relnforoement' tonsure against breakage in rough handling may be provided whereverdesired or necessary.

-What is claimed to be new isrl 1. A wardrobe trunk including a; trunkstructure'having the side walls formedto provide garment hangingcompartments and "storage compartments above the gat ment hanging comartments,v outwardly opening doors for the garment hanging compartments, independent doors for the-storage compartments, asingle' topdoor covering the top of the" trunk and closing the space between thestoragecompartmentsand bearing on the doors for the storagecompartments, the trunk having a partition in line with the bottoms ofthe storage com partrnents to provide acompartment in said space betweensaid storage compartment-s, a hinged closure for the front of saidcompartment, the space below the compartment and between the garmenthanging compartments being formed for the reception of a plurality ofdrawers, the lowermost portion of saidspace being formed as ast'oragespace, an outwardly openlng' hinged closure for said storage space, alocking bar hav ing locking cooperation with the top door and the bottomof the trunk, said locking bar overlying and locking-all drawersandclosures throughout theheight of the trunk between the side walls,said locking barbing formed in'pivotally connected sections,

and keepers formed on the parts to be locked beneath which the lockingbar engages. 2. A wardrobe trunk including a trunk structure havinghollow side walls, a transverse partition near the upper end or thetrunk, sa d partition bridging'thespace-be:

tween the side walls and extending through the side walls to therebyprovide a central and side storage compartments at the upper end of thetrunk, an upwardly opening closure for each of the side storagecompartments, a lid for the trunk overlying the central storagecompartment and the closures for the side storage compartment, the outerwall of each of the hollow side walls below the side storage compartmentbeing in the form of a door closure,drawers located in the space betweenthe hollow side walls and below the central storage compartment, andmeans whereby the cover for the trunk and the drawers may be lockedagainst opening.

3. A wardrobe trunk including a trunk structure having hollow sidewalls, a transverse partition near the upper end of the trunk, saidpartition bridging the space between the side walls and extendingthrough the side Walls to thereby provide a central and side storagecompartments at the up per end of the trunk, an upwardly opening closurefor each of the side storage compartments, a lid for the trunk overlyingthe central storage compartment and the closures for the side storagecompartment, the outer wall of each of the hollow side walls below theside storage compartment being in the form of a door closure, drawersoperative in the space between the hollow side walls and below thecentral storage compartment, and means whereby the cover for the trunkand the drawers may be locked against opening, said means being ofsectional formation to free certain of the drawers and the cover of thetrunk while holding the remaining drawers in locked relation.

4. A wardrobe trunk including a trunk the space between the hollow sidewalls and below i the central storage compartment, a

section hinged to the forward edge of the partition and serving as amovable closure for the front of the central storage space whereby saidspace is accessible without lifting the cover of the trunk, and meanswhereby said trunk cover, hinged section and drawers may besimultaneously locked against opening movement In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature;

J OSE NICOLAS ANGULO Y PEREZ.

structure having hollow side walls, a transverse partition near theupper end of the trunk, said partition bridging the space between theside walls and extending through the side walls to thereby provide acentral and side storage compartments at the upper end of the trunk, anupwardly opening closure for each of the side storage compartments, alid for the trunk overlying the central storage compartment and theclosures for the side storage compartment, the outer wall of each of thehollow side walls below the side storage compartment being in the formof a door closure, drawers operative in the space between the hollowside walls and below the central storage compartment, and a sectionhinged to the forward edge of the partition and serving as a movableclosure for the front of the oentralstorage space whereby said space isaccessible without lifting the cover of the trunk.

5. A wardrobe trunk including a trunk structure having hollow sidewalls, a transverse partition near the upper end of the trunk, saidpartition bridging the space between the side walls and extendingthrough the side walls to thereby provide a central

